According to the department, Christopher James, 19, was arrested Friday on a previously issued warrant for one count of domestic violence.

The warrant was issued on July 20 and was for one count of domestic violence with child endangerment, simple battery and resisting an officer. James' address as listed on the arrest warrant was Parkview Apartment 170, the same address officers searched on Friday following the child's death.

According to the warrant on file for the July incident, officers with the MPD responded to Parkview Apartments. for a battery complaint on July 12.

Officers made contact with the victim who said her former live-in boyfriend, James, became angry and pushed her to the floor. As she fell, the victim hit her face on the side of the bed frame, which caused swelling and a cut on her right eye.

The victim was reportedly holding the then one-year-old daughter she shared with James when she was pushed to the floor.

According to the warrant, the victim's sister said James entered the apartment and attempted to fight his ex-girlfriend and punch her. The sister said James punched her in the legs as she attempted to intercede.

When officers arrived at the scene, James was reportedly standing outside the apartment building and fled as officers approached. James also fled a second time after officers saw him at the corner of Ben Franklin and Robertson streets.

Per the report, a neighbor at Parkview Apartments told the victim that James had returned to her home with a gun and attempted to kick the door open.